Trophy mount and skull clamp
AssigneeTypical 4, LLC
InventorsEric Allred, Brian Allred
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Abstract
A trophy mount and a skull clamp are disclosed. The trophy mount can comprise a skull coupling feature configured to interface with and support a skull, and a positioning device configured to provide rotation of the skull coupling feature in at least two rotational degrees of freedom to facilitate positioning of the skull. The skull clamp can comprise a first jaw configured to extend into a foramen magnum of an occipital bone of a skull toward a nose end of the skull, and a second jaw operable with the first jaw to clamp the occipital bone and secure a bottom of the skull.
Claims22
A skull clamp, comprising:
- a first jaw configured to extend into a foramen magnum of an occipital bone of a skull toward a nose end of the skull;
- and
- a second jaw operable with the first jaw to clamp the occipital bone and secure a bottom of the skull.
A trophy mount, comprising:
- a skull coupling feature configured to interface with and support a skull;
- and
- a positioning device configured to provide rotation of the skull coupling feature in at least two rotational degrees of freedom to facilitate positioning of the skull.
A trophy mount, comprising:
- a skull clamp supported about a support structure and having a first jaw configured to extend into a foramen magnum of an occipital bone of a skull toward a nose end of the skull, and a second jaw operable with the first jaw to clamp the occipital bone and secure a bottom of the skull;
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- a positioning device configured to provide rotation of the skull clamp relative to the support structure in at least two rotational degrees of freedom to facilitate positioning of the skull.
A method for securing a skull for display, comprising:
- disposing at least a portion of a first jaw through a foramen magnum of an occipital bone of a skull toward a nose end of the skull;
- disposing a second jaw opposite the first jaw about the occipital bone;
- and
- clamping the occipital bone between the first jaw and the second jaw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.